US EditionFormer Ford staffers deny accusation of fraud over alleged agreement to rezone land using ‘backchannel contacts’
- Amanpreet Jakhar and two companies filed a $2.2-million lawsuit against former staffers Ryan Amato and Shiv Raj, claiming they used backchannel contacts for a rezoning scheme that failed.
- The lawsuit alleges Amato and Raj falsely represented their ability to secure rezoning approvals and charged inflated fees, totaling about $1.5 million.
- Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie linked these allegations to Doug Ford's past Greenbelt decisions, suggesting a pattern of questionable behavior.
- Amato and Raj denied the accusations through their legal counsel, stating the claims are false and they acted lawfully.
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Crombie pounces on Ford over lawsuit alleging ex-staffers involved in rezoning scheme
Crombie says the allegations are reminiscent of Ford's now-reversed plan to develop the Greenbelt, and with that decision under criminal investigation by the RCMP, she believes Ford has called the snap Feb. 27 election to outrun the results of that probe.
·Toronto, Canada
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The former Ford government staffer at the heart of the Greenbelt scandal has been accused of promising to help developer for money
A lawsuit alleges Ryan Amato and another government staffer promised to use “backchannel contacts” to secure rezoning. Both men deny the allegations.
·Toronto, Canada
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Former Ford staffers deny accusation of fraud over alleged agreement to rezone land using ‘backchannel contacts’
Both men — the so-called 'driving force' behind the Greenbelt scandal and a staffer on Ford’s re-election campaign — are being sued for fraudulent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, conspiracy and other claims
·Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
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